The other slavery : the uncovered story of Indian enslavement in America /

A landmark history of the sweeping story of the enslavement of tens of thousands of Indians across America, from the time of the conquistadors up to the early 20th century. Since the time of Columbus, Indian slavery was illegal in much of the American continent. Yet, as Andrés Reséndez illuminates,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Reséndez, Andrés (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2016]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Caribbean debacle
  • Good intentions
  • The trafficker and his network
  • The pull of silver
  • The Spanish campaign
  • The greatest insurrection against the other slavery
  • Powerful nomads
  • Missions, presidios, and slaves
  • Contractions and expansions
  • Americans and the other slavery
  • A new era of Indian bondage
  • The other slavery and the other emancipation.